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Bennett, Joshua (Poet).
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Spoken word poetry, American -- History and criticism.
Performance poetry -- United States.
Poetry slams -- United States.
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Bennett, Joshua (Poet).
Spoken word poetry, American -- History and criticism.
Performance poetry -- United States.
Poetry slams -- United States.
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Spoken
word
: a
cultural
history
/ Joshua Bennett.
by
Bennett, Joshua (Poet).
Alfred A Knopf, 2023.
Call #:
808.545 B471s
Subjects
Spoken
word
poetry, American --
History
and criticism.
Performance poetry -- United States.
Poetry slams -- United States.
ISBN:
9780525657019 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
ix, 284 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index.
Summary:
"A fascinating
history
of the art form that has transformed the
cultural
landscape, by one of its influential practitioners, an award-winning poet, professor, and slam champion. In 2009, when he was twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to perform a
spoken
word
poem for Barack and Michelle Obama, at the same White House 'Poetry Jam' where Lin Manuel-Miranda declaimed the opening bars of a work-in-progress that would soon revolutionize American theatre. That meeting is but one among many in the trajectory of Bennett's young life, as he rode the cresting wave of
spoken
word
through the 2010s. In this book, he goes back to its roots, considering the Black Arts movement and the prominence of poetry and song in Black education; the origins of the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the Lower East Side living room of the visionary Miguel Algarín, who hosted verse gatherings with legendary figures like Ntozake Shange and Miguel Piñero; the rapid growth of the 'slam' format that was pioneered at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago; the perfect storm of
spoken
word
's rise during the explosion of social media; and Bennett's own journey alongside his older sister, whose work to promote the form helped shape spaces online and elsewhere dedicated to literature and the pursuit of human freedom. A celebration of voices outside the dominant
cultural
narrative, who boldly embraced an array of styles and forms and redefined what-and whom-the mainstream would include, Bennett's book illuminates the profound influence
spoken
word
has had everywhere melodious words are heard, from Broadway to academia, from the podiums of political protest to cafes, schools, and rooms full of strangers all across the world."--From publisher.
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